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RE: (erielack) September Calendar Pix

Was there a loop off of the original Boonton Line?  Bergan Junction (is
that the correct name) was built to connect the Erie main line to the
Boonton Line when the passenger trains moved into Hoboken.  But if I
recall, the original Boonton Line was at a higher elevation than
Croxton.  Which brings up another question.  My memory is not recalling
this:  What was the Lackawanna's equivalent of Croxton?  I know
Kingsland yard was out there but didn't they close most of that in the
50's?

Ed 

 

- -----Original Message-----
From: Paul R. Tupaczewski [mailto:paultup_@_comcast.net] 
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 10:24 PM
To: 'EL Mail List'
Subject: RE: (erielack) September Calendar Pix

> I have some comments to add about the picture.  Did EL repair the 
> units themselves or send them back to EMD?  The damage didn't appear 
> to be extensive but the unit in the forground must have had a smashed 
> in cab on the engineer's side.  So I'm wondering if Scranton, Hornell,

> or Marion repaired it.

Usually if the damage wasn't horrific, Hornell repaired it. The wrecked
SDP45s from the Windham, OH wreck were rebuilt by the EL (with parts
supplied by EMD.

Hornell did really good work - GP7 1233 was very badly damaged in the
Lake Jct. wreck but reappeared a few months later, good as new.



 
> When the EL had derailments on the Erie the frieghts usually wound up 
> running over the Lackawanna down the Boonton Line.
> I'm wondering if they employed the L&HR to get to Maybrook?  
> It was probably not an easy matter for a train on the Boonton Line to 
> enter Croxton.  Any thoughts on that?

Why would you say that? The "Old Loop" track was always in place at
Croxton from Erie days, allowing freights to enter. The EL added the
"New Loop"
track to access the piggyback side, but that wasn't needed for freights
to enter.

I also can't imagine the EL detouring over the L&HR to get to Maybrook,
but hey, the L&HR detoured over the EL if their line had problems, so
why not?
:)

	- Paul


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